pump-kin= a red neck family who own a gas station in the hills

ok,let's not lie about it. i should've just put the chili in a container and refrigerated it. but i didn't. i have been 'tasting' it all day...to make sure that it still tastes good, of course.

so today i spent most of the day scoring writing assessments that students took this week, and in between when i needed a break and didn't have a kit kat, i decided to be productive. the boys asked if i would make a pumpkin for them. i told them i couldn't make a pumpkin, because they grow on vines. bruno cocked his head and said, "you know what we mean and i know that you bought one yesterday, so unless you want me to play 'hide and go pee' with chaco, you might want to get it out." so i laughed and got it out and painted it like the one they saw on a commercial that they liked so much.

skeleton head! kinda looks like nightmare before Christmas!

so i now have all but one class's papers scored. why is it taking so long, you ask? well, i'm kinda' like that when it comes to writing. students don't get any better unless you give very specific feedback...and document it for yourself for conferences.

at least there are only 88 or 89.

 between the ball game, finishing the final stack of papers and finishing lesson plans, i might be mixing a little more of the holiday coffee with some of the caramel truffle...why not? and tonight i will be drinking from one of the fun cups from  family general. 

i think my mom got these for me the last time they were down here in the tx area....cheap, but oh, so cute! and the color adds to the 'keep-ya-awake' factor.

 i'm so happy that we get to wear jeans and rangers shirts again tomorrow(we're getting a lot of wear out of our team)! and i am equally happy that it is a student half day!!

 off to multi-task!
julie